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BeforeUsingyour ‘
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AirConditioner. . . . . . . . . ...2
Energy-SavingTips . . . ..+ . ....2
ImportantSafetyInstructions.. ..2
ElectricalSafety. . . . .. . . . . . ...3
Operating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4.5.
AirDirection. . . . ... . . . . . . ...5
UserMaintenance -
~stmctioni . ..-. . .. . .....”.. .6
ThePrpbIemSolver. .. . .i, .’:..7-
If YouNeedSeWice. . . . ....”~...7 ~
Warranty. ..
Whenheatisc’storedup’’inw&ls, .
firriiture,rugsanddraperies,your
airconditionertikeslongerto ~ ~~
producethe.desiredco~fod ‘ ‘
conditiofi. ~~.0 ,.’ ~~
@Keepwindowstid doors
closed.C061,d~’ati escapes ~ ‘
whbnthey’reopen.~ ‘
@Keepfurna;efloorregistersand
coldairreturnsclosed.‘Coldair
caneasilyescapefirough~hem.
~Don’tlet drapesorfurnitureblock,
thefrofitoftheuyitandrestrictair
flowwhenitisoperating. ‘
~It’sbesttooperateyourair
conditionerathighspeedduring
extremelyhotweather..
@Keeptheoutdoorcondensercoil
clean.(Seepage6.) ~
*Turntheairconditioneroff
beforevacationsor extended.
absencesfromhome.
. . . .... ..Back Cover
Beforeusingyour air
conditionerreadthisbook
Carefully.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewair
conditionerproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.
You’llfindthemonalabelbehind
thefrontgrille ontheleft-handside
oftheairdischargeduct.Seepage6.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourairconditioner.Beforesending
inthiscard, pleasewritethese ,
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethese numbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourairconditioner.
Ifyoureceivedadam~ed
airconditioner.● ●
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyoutheair
conditioner.
savetimeandmoney,
Beforeyou
service. e e
ChecktheProblemSolveron
page7.It listsminorcausesof
operatingproblemsthat youcan
correctyourself.
request
Readall
before
usingthkappliance.
Whenusingthisappliance,always
exercisebasicsafetyprecautions,
includingthefollowing:
@Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendedpurposeasdescribedin
thisUseandCareBook.
oThisairconditionermustbe
properlyinstalledinaccordance
withtheInstallationInstructions
beforeitisused.Seegrounding
instructionsonpage3.
0Neverunplugyourairconditioner
bypullingonthepowercord.
Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoutfromthereceptacle.
@Repairorreplaceimmediately
allelectricservicecordsthat
havebecomefrayedorotherwise
damaged.Donotusea cordthat
showscracksorabrasiondamage
alongitslengthorateitherthe
plugor connectorend.
SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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Ow toconnect
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Forpemonalsafety9
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thkappliance
properlygrounded.
mmtbe
230/208-voltperpendicular,
tandemor largetandemtypewall
outlet.Thesetypesofoutletsare
availableatmosthardwarestores.
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TEMPORARYMETHOD
(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCAtdADA)
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requirement@
~-voit modelsrequirea 115/120volta.c., 60hzgroundedoutlet
protectedwitha 15amptimedelay
fise orcircuitbreaker.
Thepowercordonthesemodelshas
athree-prong(grounding)plugthat
mateswitha standardthree-prong
(grounding)walloutlet(Fig.1)to
minimizethepossibilityofelectric
shockhazardfromtheseappliances.
PREFERRED
METHOD
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INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
Fig.
1
BEFOREUSE
Whereastandardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityandobligation
tohaveitreplacedwitha properly
groundedthree-prongwalloutlet.
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Do Nm, umFRANY ‘“ ~
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ORmMom Tm TH~
(GROUND)PRONGmoM
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230/208-voltmodelsrequiretheir
ownsinglebranchcircuitsupplying
230/208-volta.c., protectedwitha
timedelayfise orcircuitbreaker.
Thisisrecommendedforbest
performanceandtoprevent
overloadinghousewiringcircuits,
-hichcouldcausea possiblefire
rd fromoverheatingwires.
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The powercordonthesemodels
_ hasa 230/208-voltperpendicular
tandemor largetandemtype plug
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thatmatesrespectivelywitha
230/20&VOLT MA~HING
PERPENDICULAR TYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 20AMP TIMEDELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
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230/208-VOLT
TANDEMTYPE
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 15AMPTIMEDELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION
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2301208-VOLT
LARGE TANDEMTYPE WALL OUTLET
LINE CORD PLUG
REQUIRES 30AMPTIME DELAYFUSE
OR CIRCUITBREAKER PROTECTION
MATCHING
WALL OUTLET
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MA~HING
Whetheryourairconditioneris a
~5-voltora 230/208-voltunit9it
isimportanttohavethewall
outletandcircuitcheckedbya
qualifiedelectricianif thereis
anydoubtastowhethera proper
groundexists.
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards ,
undercertainconditions,we
strong~yrecommendagainstuse
ofanadapterpiug.However,
ifyoustill electtousean adapter,
wherelocal codespermit,a
TEMPOWRY CONNE~ION
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwalloutletbyuseofa
UL listedadapter(Fig.2) available
atmostlocalhardwarestores.
Fig.2 “‘
BEFOREUSE
Thelargerslotintheadaptermustbe
alignedwiththelargerslotinthewall
outlettoprovideproperpolarityin
theconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUTION:Attachingtheadapter
groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtie appliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated,andwalloutletisgrounded
throughhousewiring.Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqtified
electriciantomakesuretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.
Whendisconnectingthepowercord
fromtheadapter,alwaysholdthe
adapterwithonehand.If thisisnot
done,theadaptergroundterminalis
verylikelytobreakwithrepeateduse.
Shouldtheadapterground
terminalbreak,DON~ USEthe
applianceuntila properground
hasagainbeenestablished.
use Ofetiension corm
Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagti the
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttousean extension
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat
itbe a UL listed3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordand
thatthecurrentcarryingratingof
thecordin amperesbeequalto or
greaterthanthebranchcircuitsize
shownontheratingnameplateof
theappliance.Suchextensioncords
areobtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorgani~tion.
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Open
MastercontrolSIyitch
Offturnsairconditioneroff.
*Fan10permitslowfmspeed
operationwithoutcooling.
*Fanhipermitshighfanspeed
withoutcooling.
*Forfanonlyoperation,PowerSaver
Switchmustbein “Norm’’position.
Cool10permitscoolingwithlow
fanspeedoperation.
Coolhipermitscoolingwithhigh
fanspeedoperation.
Thermos@tcontrol
Whenyouturnthe Thermostat
Controltothe desiredsetting,the
thermostatwillautomaticallycontrol
thetemperatureoftheindoorair.
Thehigherthenumberselected,the
coolertheindoorairwillbe.
TheSaveEnergyRangeisavisual
reminderthatyoucanconserve
energybyselectingahigherroom
temperaturebutstillkeeptheroom
coolandlesshumidthanoutside.
ventilationcontrol
Theventdoorisclosedwhenthe
slideswitchistotheleft.Whenthe
ventisclosed,onlytheairinside
the roomcanbecirculatedand
conditioned.Slidingtheswitch
totherightopensthe ventdoor,
allowingasmallamountofindoor
airtobeexhaustedfromtheroom.
*powersaverSwikh
POWER
SAVER
Norm
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ThePowerSaverSwitchcontrols
thefanoperation.Whenit’sin
the“Norm”position,thefanwill
circulateroomair continuously.
Whenit’sinthe “Save”position,
thefanwillautomaticallycycleon
andoffwiththecompressor.
Forfanonlyoperation,Power
SaverSwitchmustbeinthe
“Norm”Dosition.
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Forquieteroperation
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1. SettheMasterControlSwitchat
“Cool hi:’
2. SettheThermostatControlat
thedesirednumber(usually4-6is
agoodstartingposition).Ifroom
temperatureisnotsatisfactoryafter
areasonabletime,settheThermostat
Controlata highernumberfora
coole~roomor ata lowernumber
forawarmerroom.
3. SetthePowerSaverSwitchat
“Norm”positionforcontinuous
fanoperationor at “Save”position
toautomaticallycyclethefanon
andoffwiththecompressor.
4. SettheVentilationControlat
“Closed”exceptforbriefperiods
whenyouwanttoexhaustroomair
totheoutside.
1. SettheMasterControlSwitchat
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“Coolhi:’
2. TurntheThermostatControlto 8.
~ 3. SettheVentilationControlat
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“Closed~’
4. SetthePowerSaverSwitchatthe
“’Norm”position.
1. Setthe MasterControlSwitchat
“Coollo”position.
2. TurntheThermostatControlto
thedesirednumber.
WhentheThermostatControlis
seton7 or 8 andtheFanisseton
lowspeed,moisturemayfreezeon
thecoilsandpreventtheunit from
cooling.Ifthis happens,settheFan
athighs~d andsetthe Thermostat
Controltoalowernumber.
3. Setthe VentilationControlat
“Closed~’
4. SetthePowerSaverSwitchatthe
“Norm”position.
Note:WhenthePowerSaver
Switchisatthe “Save”position,
changesinthesoundlevelmaybe
morenoticeablethanwhenit’sat
the“Norm”position.
FortighttimeOpemtion
Duringthecoolereveninghours,
werecommendthatyousetthe
MasterControlSwitchat“Coollo”
forveryquietoperationandthe
ThermostatControlatmid-range
(4,0r5). SettheVentilationControl
at “Closed”andthePowerSaver
Switchat “Norm” or “Save”
position.
Foretiremetempemtures
Forgreatesteconomyandbest
performance,wesuggestyouset
theMasterControlSwitchat
“Coolhi” inextremelyhot
weather.
Theup-anddownair~tion louvem
arecontrolledbytabsthatletyou
positionthelouverstodischarge
theairup,downorstraightout.
Sidetoside
CIRCULAIRE
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Forfixedside-to-sideair direction,
settheCirculaireSwitchto “On”
untilthedesiredairdirectionis
obtained,thenmoveitto “0~’
Forcontinuousside-to-side,air
circulation,settheCircdaireSwitch
to “On” andleaveitthere.
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UserItiaintenanceInstruction
cleaningyotsr
airConditioner
AirFilter
frontGrilleRemoval
~rnair conditioneroffand
removeplugfromwalloutlet
beforecleaning.
Grille & cabinet
Wipefrontgrillewithacleancloth
lightlydampenedwithmildliquid
dishwashingdetergent.Washcabinet
withmildsoapor detergentand
lukewamwater.
Condemer Coik
Thesecoilsontheweatherside
oftheunitshouldbechecked
periodicallyandcleanedifclogged
withdirtor soottim the atmosphere.
Ifextremelysoiled,theymayneed
tobe steamcleaned,a service
availablethroughyourHotpoint
serviceoutlet.
Theairfilterbehindtheinletgrille
shouldbewashedatleastevery30
daysorasoftenasitneedscleaning.
Toremovethefilter,graspthetab
onthefilterandpull totheright.
Vacuumthefilteronthedustyside
toremovelightdust.Washthefalter,
cleanersideup,undergentlyflowing
watertowashout accumulateddust
andlint.If thefilteris verydirtv.
usea mildhouseholddetergent;n
thewashwater.Letthefilterdry
thoroughlybeforereplacingit.
Themodelandserialnumbersare
ona labelbehindthefrontgrilleon
the left-handsideoftheairdischarge
grille.
Toremovethegrille:
1. Removetheairfilter.
2. Removeandsavethescrewthat
holdsthe grilletothechassis.
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Whenreplacingthefilter,besure
thewordFRONTis facingyouas
youslidethefilterbackintoplace.
3. Pressthesideofthecabinet
firdy and, atthesametime,pull
thecomerofthe grilleforwardto
unhookit fromclipsatbottom.
4. Slidethegrilleupwardto free
thetwotabsat thetopofthegrille
fromslotsinthetopofthecabinet.
Toreplacethegrille,hooktop
ofgrilleontotopofcabinet,push
bottomofgrilleinuntilit snaps
intoplace, andreplacethescrew
removedinStep2 above.
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IfYouNeedservice
Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
onthebackpageofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfirther help.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
writeallthe details-includingyour
phonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
not resolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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Saveproofoforiginalpurchasedatesuchasyour sales slip or cancelled checkto establishwarrantyperiod.
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Forone yearfromdateof original
purchase,wewill provide,freeof
charge,parts and servicelabor in
yourhometo repairor replace
part of theroomair conditioner
that fails becauseof a manufacturing defect.
FULL FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY
Forfiveyearsfromdateof original
purchase,wewill provide,freeof
charge,a replacementcompressor
andservicelaborto diagnoseand
replace
becauseof a manufacturing
defect.
For each of the abovewarranties:
Transportationexpenseto and
from a serviceshopandshop
servicelaborif requiredwill befree
of charge.
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any compressorthatfails
any
teach you how to use the product.
Read your Use and Care material.
Ifyou then haveanyquestions
aboutoperatingthe product,
pleasecontactyourdealeror our
ConsumerAffairs office at the
addressbelow,or call,toll free:
~improperinstallation.
Ifyouhaveaninstallationproblem
or ifthe airconditionerisof impropercoolingorheatingcapacityfor
theintendedusecontactyour
dealerorinstaller.Youare
responsiblefor providingadequate
electricalconnectingfacilities.
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Some states do riot allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion
may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General.
Warrantor: General Electric Company
further help is needed concerning this warranty, contact:
if
Manager–Consumer Affairs, General Electric Company,Appliance Park, Louisville, KY 40225
originalpurchaserandanysucceed-
ingownerfor productspurchased
for use in the
HawaiiandWashington,D.C.In
Alaskathe warrantyis thesame
exceptthat it is LIMITEDbecause
you must payto ship the product
to the serviceshopor for the
servicetechnicianstravelcosts to
yourhome.
All warrantyservicewill beprovided
byour FactoryServiceCentersor
byour authorizedCustomerCare@
servicersduring normalworking
hours.
Lookin the WhiteorYellowPages
of yourtelephonedirectoryfor
HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICE,
GENERALELECTRIC-HOTPOINT
FACTORYSERVICEor HOTPOINT
CUSTOMERCARE@SERVICE.
e Replacementof housefuses
or resettingof circuit breakers.
~Incommerciallocationslabor
necessaryto movethe unit to a
locationwhereit isaccessiblefor ,,=
servicebyan individualtechnician. ~. Failureof the productresulting
from modificationsto the product
ordueto unreasonableuseincludingfailure to providereasonable II~
andnecessarymaintenance.
Damageto the productcaused
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by improperpowersupplyvoltage, ,,7
accident,fire,floods or acts
of God.
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